Three-dimensional imaging and mapping of the right and left phrenic nerves: relevance to interventional cardiovascular therapy
Author(s) -
Kotaro Fukumoto,
Seiji Takatsuki,
Masahiro Jinzaki,
Minoru Yamada,
Kojiro Tanimoto,
Nobuhiro Nishiyama,
Yoshiyasu Aizawa,
Yoko Hagiwara,
Yukiko Fukuda,
Takehiro Kimura,
Shunichiro Miyoshi,
Sachio Kuribayashi,
Keiichi Fukuda
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eus439
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , sinus rhythm , catheter ablation , tomography , radiology , nuclear medicine , cardiology
Phrenic nerves (PNs) can be damaged during interventional cardiovascular therapy because of the nerves' proximity to the heart. This study aimed to analyse the anatomy of the PN by performing three-dimensional (3-D) imaging and pace mapping.
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